Communities That Care Coalition
Promoting health, well-being, and equity among young people in Franklin County and the North Quabbin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bolden
Jason Bolden (born February 27, 1982) is an American entrepreneur, creative director and fashion stylist. Bolden is a co-founder of JSN Studio, along with his husband, interior designer Adair Curtis.[1][2][3]
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/24/nx-s1-4526570/jimmy-cliff-obituary-reggae
Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican musician and actor who helped propel reggae into the international spotlight, has died at 81 years old. The singer-songwriter was known for hits such as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get It if You Really Want” and the title track in the 1972 crime film The Harder They Come, in which he also starred as the main character.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Cliff
James Chambers (30 July 1944 – 24 November 2025), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor. At the time of his death, he was the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences.
Cliff is best known among mainstream listeners and audiences for songs such as “Many Rivers to Cross“, “If I Follow My Mind”, You Can Get It If You Really Want“, “The Harder They Come“, “Reggae Night“, and his covers of “Hakuna Matata“, Cat Stevens‘s “Wild World“, and Johnny Nash‘s “I Can See Clearly Now” from the film Cool Runnings. He starred in the film The Harder They Come, which helped popularise reggae around the world,[2] and Club Paradise. Cliff was one of five performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Happi
Christian Happi is a Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Director of the Institute of Genomics and Global Health[1] (formerly African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases),[2][3] both at Redeemer’s University. He is known for leading the team of scientists that used genomic sequencing to identify a single point of infection from an animal reservoir to a human in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.[4] His research focus is on infectious diseases, including malaria, Lassa fever, Ebola virus disease, HIV, and SARS-CoV-2. Christian Happi has been described as a force of nature in TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025.[5]
Sentinel, an infectious disease and pandemic detection, warning, and prevention program, has won the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition. The $100 million prize will enable Sentinel to fortify its training and approach within Nigeria and Sierra Leone and expand to other countries in Africa.
The initiative is co-led by Pardis Sabeti at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Christian Happi at the Institute of Genomics and Global Health at Redeemer’s University in Nigeria (formerly ACEGID).
https://www.spiritandimage.org/our-team
The Spirit and Image Entertainment start-up staff includes a core staff of the President/Executive Producer and Director, Sponsorships & Investor Relations, operating on a full-time basis leading up to and during production and training cycles. An outreach coordinator and a workshops coordinator, working on a freelance contractor basis, complete the core staff team.
Florene Wiley, President /Executive Producer
Florene “Flo” Wiley currently works as the Operations Manager at Snap Judgment Studios in Oakland CA. Reporting directly to the owner/executive producers of this nationally acclaimed podcast production studio (Snap Judgment, Spooked), recently acquired by KQED Inc., Flo is primarily responsible for finance, administration, human resources, production contracts, retreats, and annual events.
A veteran arts administrator, she has worked with non-profit arts and social service organizations such as the Apollo Theater (Director of Marketing & Communications), Scholastic Inc. (Manager, Employee Relations), Uniworld Advertising (Account Executive), the City College of New York (Instructor, Public Speaking), and the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce (Producer/Writer, HarlemWeek 45) among others.
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/16/nx-s1-5598472/iraq-war-bond-recovery-veteran-deployment
The first I saw of Dave Carlson was his back, in a prison jumpsuit on Sept. 3, 2015. Carlson had been calling me from the cellblock payphone for a few weeks for an NPR story about incarcerated combat veterans and PTSD.
I just spoke to Dave Carlson last week, and he was at the courthouse again. He passed the bar, and he’s now a practicing attorney.
https://www.markingramatelier.com/meet-mark
Upon graduating from prestigious NYU with a business degree, Mark Ingram’s fashion career began at the legendary Fifth Avenue specialty stores, Bonwit Teller and Bergdorf Goodman. As a young merchandising executive at these venerable institutions in the early 80’s, Mark was exposed to the world’s top designers and arbiters of style.
Mark’s interest in fashion, however, dates back to his childhood. As a youngster barely out of the stroller, Mark was introduced to fashionable Fifth Avenue shops by his grandparents, who were avid shoppers and style setters. Custom-made clothes and Saturday fittings at such stores as B. Altman and Best & Co. remain fond childhood memories.
Gary Tyler is a fiber artist, living and working in Los Angeles, California. For over four decades, Tyler has been working at the intersection of art and social justice, teaching himself how to quilt to support the Angola Prison Hospice program, where he was a volunteer. For three decades, Tyler was the President of the Angola Prison drama program, using the position to promote a culture of community, civic responsibility, and optimism. At the age of 16, Tyler was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. Though his case was the subject of international outcry, the artist spent 42 years in Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana before being released at the age of 57. Although his artistic practice was born out of injustice, it eminently generates hope. Tyler is a 2019 and 2020 Art Matters Awardee, and his work is in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
After living 42 years wrongfully incarcerated in the Angola State Penitentiary, Gary Tyler has spent the last decade living and working as an artist and advocate in Los Angeles. An exhibition of Tyler’s quilts captures scenes of humanity from within the notorious maximum-security prison.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Searight
Robert “Sput” Searight (born March 18, 1975)[1] is an American drummer, composer and producer best known for his work with jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy and as co-founder of the percussion-based band Ghost-Note. His background spans several genres including jazz, funk, hip-hop and gospel. He has toured and recorded with a variety of artists including Kirk Franklin, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Erykah Badu and Toto. He has received a Grammy Award for his production work on the album God’s Property.
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g-s1-81566/ghost-note-tiny-desk-concert
Before Robert “Sput” Searight counted in the band, he looked at us and said, “All right, buckle up!” On four, Ghost-Note ripped a hit so funky that every face in the room reflexively assumed and remained in stank position.
ASBURY PARK, New Jersey (WABC) — This version of Hard Knocks features some football history and twin sisters Elani and Enyia Johnson.
In the middle of a smashing, bashing practice is a set of twin sisters who play some of the toughest positions on the field. They are on the front line knocking out the drills.
“I enjoy playing football. I enjoy going up against bigger competitors to get myself better at the position I am in,” Elani said.
“I’m learning new things, things I haven’t learned yet,” Enyia said. “Like when people want different gaps, or who am I supposed to block?”
I currently work as a Story Producer for the KQED-affiliated podcast Snap Judgment. And in 2024, I served as a Series Producer for the Snap/Lemonada Media podcast Mind Your Own, hosted by Lupita Nyong’o.